Synopsis,Roads remain very icy and treacherous and probably will remain that way through the majority of the day as colder air filters in and snow showers return to the region with an upper level disturbance that will rotate through later today. Some of these snow showers especailly North will have the possibiltiy of producing quick reduced visibiliteis and some locations may see up to an additional inch in some spots. With this disturbance winds may gust to 25 mph out of the NW causing some blowing and drifting snow at times. As said before much colder air will filter in with temperatures dropping into the upper single digits tonight and only in the teens tomorrow. Tomorrow night high pressure will settle in and bringing clearing skies, with fresh snow pack this will allow for temperatures to drop to near 0 to -5 in the city some outlying locations may see colder.The weekend will consist of more cold air locked in with a trough digging in from the NW. This could develop a storm on the East coast giving our region some light snow. Snow on the order of 1 to 3 inches could be possible. There are still many model runs for this system so there could be plenty of changes. Stay tuned. More cold air will dominate behind this system as well through mid week next week.

The following is the seven day forecast for the Dayton metro area and a 50 mile radius around it. Other metro areas like Columbus, Cincinnati, and Portsmouth are not included. For those areas please request a separate forecast. Thanks.

Today 2/5 - Mostly cloudy, light patchy freezing drizzle/flurries in the am then a chance of scattered snow showers. Blowing and drifting snow in some locations. Winds NW 10 to 15 mph, gust to 25 mph. High falling slowly though the 20s. Chance of snow 50%. Snowfall around one inch or less.

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William has a Bachelor Degree in Atmospheric Sciences from The Ohio State University. He has studied dynamics, climatology, boundary layer climatology, micro-climatology, severe storm forecasting, Geo-spatial technology, and many others. He has interned at WOWK-TV in Huntington, WV. Where he forecasted and created graphics as well as helped issue warnings. From there he moved to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, OH where he also interned. He helped perform upper air observations and forecast. He also continued to study and take COMET Modules. He now works for the non-profit organization La Grande Weather Service in Union and Wallowa Counties, OR. He issues forecast and synopsis, and when the occasion calls for it he issues warnings and watches. He is an avid fan of severe storms, being that of tornadoes to snow storms. He loves chasing, forecasting, and teaching others about weather.